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PEN FOR SWINB.

Patented Se 14, 1886.

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PEN POR SWINB.

No. 349,200. Patented Sept. 14, 1886.

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UNITED STATES ABRAHAM camina,

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OF BLUFFTON, OHIO.

PEN FOR SWINE.

SPECIFCATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,200, dated September 14, 1886.

A Application filed May 28, 1886. Serial No. 203,518. (No model.)

reference being had to the accompanying,

d rawi ugs, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to pens for swine, and has for its object to furnish an improved construction thereof, especially designed for the accommodation of a sow and her brood of pigs, although it may be readily adapted to the accommodation of hogs. i

My invention will be first fully described, and then specifically pointed out in the claims. In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view showing my improved pen and stable,^part of the fencebeing broken away to show the end of the stable clearly, the stable-door being open.- Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the stable, showing also on the left in dotted lines the position in which the end of the left side panel of the pen may be held by a hook when it is desired to let the hogs out. Fig. 3 is a rear View ofthe stable. Fig. 4. is a bottom plan view thereof. Fig. 5 is a central verti cal section longitudinally through Vthe stable, showing the bridge in the position it assumes when the stable is being moved; and Fig. (i is an inner end view ofthe front of the stable, showing the means for fastening rails in position, the rear end of the stable bei ng removed for a better illustration thereof.

Like lett-ers of reference mark the same parts in all the iigures. V' Y Referring to the drawings by letters, A is a stable, having a front, A', rear A, and sides A Am', the stable being rectangular in plan. It is provided with al1-ordinary roof, a, made of any suitable material.` rlhe wallsA may be made of any ordinary planking, secured properly to any suitable systeml of sills, posts, or studding. The floor is composed of two superposed layers of boards, a. a, laid diagonally, crossing each other, for the purposes of securing greater warmth and rigidity.

.In the interior of the stable, at a distance of about six inches from the' sides and rear walls,

b b'. The pole b is supported in grooves in the side walls, and one end of each of the poles `b' is supported in a hole or socket, C, inthe rear Wall, and the other end slipped into a notch in an upright post, c', and held therein by a pin, c. The pole b, next to the rear wall, being under the side poles, is held down by them and needs no pin. These poles serve as guards to prevent the sow from lying down on the young pigs.

In each wall end of the stable, near the. roof, are one or more air-holes, d, provided with turn-button or other doors, as at d, for closing them when desired. In the rear wall is a small door, d, for use in driving the pigs out the front, or for cleansing purposes. In'the front wall is a door, c, hung on suitable hinges Vgress and egress. Immediately below, and inclining downward from this door is a hinged bridge, f, hung on strap-hingesf,which in its normal position just reaches and rests on the ground, and is provided with suit-able cleats or strips, f, to aid the pigs in their ascent to the door. It is formed of ordinary boards suitably held together by battens f ou the bottom. Its edges are beveled, the edges g to rest against the front wall, and the edge y to rest on the ground when down, both serving as stops and supports.

rlhe iioor rests upon suitable joists, which may be of any desired size and arrangement, provided only that cross-joists h h be placed near the ends to receive bails i i', one extending frontward and the other rearward, by means of which ropes or traces may be attached for pulling the stable in either direction.

The whole structure rests upon parallel 1onserve as runners in moving the stable, as set forth.

Then the stable is moved forward, the chain, rope, or trace passing under the bridge will hold it off the ground, and when moving backward it will slide over the ground easily, ris'- ing on its hinges when passing over stones or other unevenness, so that in either event it is not necessary to pay any attention to it.

On each side of the front of the stable is secured a post, Kl, provided with mortises,

and about eight inches from the floor, are poles' and provided witli suitable fastenings for in# gitudinal beams j j, rounded at each end, to

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k k, &e., and a staple, lr', and to the front. at one side, is secured a hook, k.

My pen is composed of three or more panels, three being shown marked L L'L. The panel L forms the front, and is composed of posts or uprights Z Z and boards Z, the number and style of which may be varied, the boards projecting beyond the posts and eut to fit between the boards of the side panel. The side panels, L L, are composed of posts M M and boards m, of any size or material desired or suitable, the post M being iiush with the outer ends of the boards, while the boards project beyond the post M, and are eut to tinto the mortises k. The outer ends of the boards, just inside the post M', are eut to form mortises ym, to receive the ends of the boards Z ot' the front panel. In each ease-that is, where the ends ot' the boards m lit into mortises It and the boards Z into the mortises iii/ the shoulders formed by cutting down the ends ol the boards to form tenons prevent the boards from entering too far. The side panels are held in position against the stable by hooks n, and the front panel to the sides by hooks ot, the former being pivoted on posts Mand entering staples k, and the latter being pivoted on posts L and entering staple m" in posts M. Bolts may be used instead ot' the hooks and staples. rlhis construction admits ofthe ready construction and taking down or removal of the pen.

When it is desired to take the pigs out of the pen, one of the side panels is disengaged from the stable and turned ont a slight distance, where it is held, as shown in Fig. 2, by engaging the hook k in a staple, o, on the inside of one of the boards inr ofthe said panel.

The pen will be detached when it is desired to move the stable and afterward reattaehed, the pigs having been driven into the stable and shut in previous to removing the pen, and kept inside while moving. The bridge also prevents the pigs from getting under the stable.

Having thus i'ully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. The stable having oross-joists, front and rear bails secured therein, longitudinal beams rounded at both ends to form runners, and the looselyhinged inclined bridge, whereby the stable may be moved from place t0 place without removing the bridge, all as hereinbefore set forth.

2. A portable stable having side and end walls, the side walls having grooves, a guardrod which fits therein, the rear wall provided with a socket near each side above the level ol' the rear guard-rod, uprights against the l'ront wall, provided with notches, the two side guard-rods itting into the sockets at their rear ends over the rear guard rod, and having their front ends dropped into the notches in the nprights, and pins for holding them therein, in combination with the loosely-inclined bridge, cross-bars, and bails, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I hereunto afiix. my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ABRAHAM BALMEH.

Witnesses:

JOHN E. LUoinILL, JOHN J. KLoRY. 

